XAMPP AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Web Servers

The best Web Server alternative to XAMPP is FlyEnv, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to XAMPP and many of them are Web Servers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Web Server alternatives to XAMPP are WampServer, The Uniform Server, WordPress Studio and BitNami Application Stacks.

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  1. FlyEnv icon
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    FlyEnv simplifies local web development by providing an easy-to-use interface to manage web servers (like Nginx), databases (like MySQL), and PHP.

    30 FlyEnv alternatives

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  2. WampServer icon
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    WampServer is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache2, PHP and a MySQL database. Alongside, PhpMyAdmin allows you to manage easily your databases.

    50 WampServer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  3. The Uniform Server is a WAMP package that allows you to run a server on any MS Windows OS based computer. It is small and mobile to download or move around and can also be used or setup as a production/live server.

    37 The Uniform Server alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  4. A new way to develop locally with WordPress. Share your local sites with clients or colleagues and keep your local development process smooth and simple with unbreakable infrastructure.

    18 WordPress Studio alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wordpress
    • Linux
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  5. BitNami Stacks make it incredibly easy to deploy your favorite open source software. BitNami Stacks include an open source application and all of the other software necessary to run it, such as Apache, MySQL, PHP or Ruby.

    48 BitNami Application Stacks alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  6. MAMP icon
     86 likes

    MAMP installs a local server environment in a matter of seconds on your computer. It comes free of charge, and is easily installed. MAMP will not compromise any existing Apache installation already running on your system.

    48 MAMP alternatives

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    • Mac
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  7.  17 likes

    Provides a simple, local development environment with a friendly GUI. Uses Docker under the hood, similar to Vagrant but less tech experience needed.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  8. AMPPS icon
     52 likes

    Web stack offering Apache, MySQL, MongoDB, and latest PHP versions with Softaculous auto-installer. Supports app installs and PHP switching for versatile scenarios, perfect for development.

    47 AMPPS alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. Laragon icon
     91 likes

    A lightweight, fast and convenient modern LAMP Server with Redis and Memcached, extremely high performance. Laragon'll turn your computer into a powerful server in a minute so you can host Wordpress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, and Prestashop quickly and effortlessly.

    52 Laragon alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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  10. Lando icon
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    Lando is a free, open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology and developed by Tandem.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. UwAmp icon
     33 likes

    UwAmp is a Wamp Server with Apache MySQL PHP and SQLite, and it comes with an very smart interface that offers various information, configuration and commands for the server. It can handle multiple php versions and monitor cpu usage. Also it is able to run in U3 mode.

    45 UwAmp alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  12. Laravel Homestead is an official, pre-packaged Vagrant box that provides you a wonderful development environment without requiring you to install PHP, a web server, or any other server software on your local machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • memcached
    • Node.JS
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